CoinsRoman4th century CE
Solidus of Constantius II, Constantinople
337 - 340
Artists
Constantius IICoin Constituent
Description
Obv.: Bust of Constantius II, draped and cuirassed to r., wearing a rosette diadem. Rev.: FELICITAS REI PVBLICE around the border and within wreath; VOT XV MVLT XX
Dimensions
4.55g
Provenance
Jane Ayer Scott, Newton MA (-2008), by inheritance; to her husband Wellington F. Scott III, (2008-2010), gift; to The Harvard Art Museums, 2010. There is no further information available about where Jane Scott purchased the coin. Byzantine coins, even gold solidi, were struck by the thousands and circulated widely in the Byzantine Empire from Spain, Italy to Greece, Bulgaria, the Balkans, Israel, Turkey and Syria.
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